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Generally speaking, are used cars cheaper in Scotland compared to, say, the Midlands or the South?
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The experts will be along in the morning but, FWIW, cars that spend a lot of their life in God's Own Country will, "generally speaking", be far more liable to corrosion in view of the far greater amount of salt used on Scottish roads.
Jack (aka Jock)
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Years ago it was possible to make a living buying unpopular gas-guzzling large cars in London and selling them in Scotland and similarly buying small economical cars in Scotland and selling them in London, where they were popular. Whether this is still the case is a bit hard to check as the car magazines tend to be regional and not 'nationwide'.
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The experts will be along in the morning but, FWIW, cars that spend a lot of their life in God's Own Country will, "generally speaking", be far more liable to corrosion in view of the far greater amount of salt used on Scottish roads. Jack (aka Jock)
That may have been the case years ago but you never really see rusty cars up here now. All the galvanising, wax in recesses etc. must have helped in that department.
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In my experience i've found that a lot of delears in more remote areas are less willing to discount the price of a new car as they know they have a more or less captive market.
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On the original question, I don't think so. I definitely think the dealers in Edinburgh area are very expensive. Things are a bit better in the west of Scotland but I doubt cars are cheaper up here than anywhere in England.
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I understand that cars in Scotland are generally dearer. I've been told this by several people including a guy who bought a car off me who travelled from the North of Glasgow to me in West Berks to pick the car up. I think as a rule of thumb, when you get to outlying areas of the UK there is more of a captive market and less competetion, henc higher prices.
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